Posted 9:05
P.M. : November 29, 2002
Main Entry: jour·nal·ism
1 a : the collection and
editing of news for presentation through the media b : the
public press c : an academic study concerned with the
collection and editing of news or the management of a news
medium
2 a :
writing designed for publication in a newspaper or magazine
b : writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts
or description of events without an attempt at
interpretation c : writing designed to appeal to current
popular taste or public interest
Kenya's East African Standard was scathing about what it saw
as the consequences of "irresponsible journalism"
"Even
though the history of humanity is replete with religious
wars, never before has any been fought around a beauty
pageant, and never before has a reckless statement by a
journalist been blamed for so many deaths," it said in an
editorial
What
should have been a happy moment for Nigeria and Africa "has
turned into a sad commentary on irresponsible journalism and
religious sensitivities".
